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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Death of a Newsboy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most all serial killers have had __________ who have been abusive or who have been distant during the life of their child.
(a) Mothers.
(b) Aunts.
(c) Fathers.
(d) Grandmothers.

2. How much did Edward Kemper weigh when he was about to hurt Ressler in the interview room?
(a) 300 pounds.
(b) 175 pounds.
(c) 200 pounds.
(d) 400 pounds.

3. Almost all of the murders will begin as __________ for the serial killers.
(a) Pictures.
(b) Conversations.
(c) Fantasies.
(d) Stories.

4. What does Ressler also find that the murderer might have done with the victim's blood?
(a) Bottled it.
(b) Drank it.
(c) Boiled it.
(d) Drained it all.

5. What family members had Kemper already killed when he was sent to prison?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Great aunts.
(c) His sons.
(d) Sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was cut off from the newspaper boy's body when the police examined it?

2. Kemper told Ressler that he could easily kill and ___________ Ressler before the guards could come in and save him.

3. What is NOT one of the states in which newspaper boys have gone missing?

4. Ressler struggled with the idea of whether serial killers are ________ or made.

5. The murderer kept killing because he thought __________were trying to poison him.

(see the answer key)

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